Glossary

• adhikari

  official, superintendancy, holding an office

• Agarwala

  a merchant subcaste

• ʿamali

  the revenue year, i.e. the fasli calendar

  likely derived from ʿamil or revenue official

• ʿamil

  revenue official

• amin

  revenue official

• amir

  noble

• ʿarz

  written representation, petition

• ʿarzdasht

  petition

  used for any formal address from an inferior to a superior